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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.

Idioms:

  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.