"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.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Interfere with ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Do not interfere with me in my business.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.