"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.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.