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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.