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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.

Idioms:

  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.