"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.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )