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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.