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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.