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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.