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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.

Idioms:

  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake