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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.