"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.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.