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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.