"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.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )