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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.