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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.