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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.