"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.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.