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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.