"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.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.