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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.