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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.

Idioms:

  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel