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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.

Idioms:

  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.