"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.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.