"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.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )