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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.