"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.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • 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
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.