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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.