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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.