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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )