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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.