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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.