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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.