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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.