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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.

Idioms:

  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • 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.