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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.