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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.