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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.