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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news

Idioms:

  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • 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.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.