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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.