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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )