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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.