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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.