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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.