"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.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.