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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.

Idioms:

  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.