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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.