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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.