"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.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.