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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.