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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.

Idioms:

  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.