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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.