"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • 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.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.