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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • 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.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.