"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.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.

Idioms:

  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.