"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.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )