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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.

Idioms:

  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )