"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.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.