"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.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.