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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.