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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.

Idioms:

  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.