"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.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide