"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.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.