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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.

Idioms:

  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.