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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.