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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Aware of ( সচেতন ) Man should aware of the danger of environment pollution.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.