"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.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.