"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.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )