"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.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.

Idioms:

  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.