"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.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.