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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home