"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.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.

Idioms:

  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.