"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.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.