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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.

Idioms:

  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.