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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.