"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.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.