"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.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.