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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.