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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.