"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.