"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.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.