"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.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.

Idioms:

  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.