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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.