"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.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.