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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )