"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.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.