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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.