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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Deal with ( ব্যবহার করা ) He deals well with the customers.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.