"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.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.