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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.