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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.