"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.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.

Idioms:

  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.