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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.