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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )