"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.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.