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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )