"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.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.

Idioms:

  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.