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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.