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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.