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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.