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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules

Idioms:

  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.