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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.