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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Unite with ( ঐক্যবদ্ধ হওয়া ) Be united with your friends.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.