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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.

Idioms:

  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.