"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.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.