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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.