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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.