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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.