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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.