"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.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.