"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.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.