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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.