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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.