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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.