"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.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.