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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.