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Appropriate Preposition:
- Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
- Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
- Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
- Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
- Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
- Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
Idioms:
- Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
- Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
- Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
- To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
- Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
- slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist