"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.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.

Idioms:

  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.