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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.

Idioms:

  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.