"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.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.