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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.