"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.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.