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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.

Idioms:

  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.