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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.