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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.

Idioms:

  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.