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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.