"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.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.