"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.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.