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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.