"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.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • 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.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.