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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.