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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.