"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.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.