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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.

Idioms:

  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.