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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.