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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses