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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.