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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.