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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.