"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.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.