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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.