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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.