"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.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.