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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.