"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.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )