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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.