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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.

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.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.