"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.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )