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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.