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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist