"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.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.

Idioms:

  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.