"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.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.