"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.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.

Idioms:

  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.