"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.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • 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