"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.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.