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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.