"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.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.

Idioms:

  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.