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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )