"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.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.