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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.