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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Aware of ( সচেতন ) Man should aware of the danger of environment pollution.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • 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.