"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.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.