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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Enter into ( প্রবেশ করা ) He entered into the room.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.

Idioms:

  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.