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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.