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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.