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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses