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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.