"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.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.