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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.