"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.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.