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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.