"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.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.