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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.