"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.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.