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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.