"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.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home