"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.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.