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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.