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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.