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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.