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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.