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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.