"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.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.

Idioms:

  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.