"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.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.