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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.