"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.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.