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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.

Idioms:

  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.