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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.