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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.

Idioms:

  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.