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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.