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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.