"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.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.

Idioms:

  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story