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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.