"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.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.

Idioms:

  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.