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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.