"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.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.