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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.

Idioms:

  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.