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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.

Idioms:

  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.