"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.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.