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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.