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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.

Idioms:

  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.