"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.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.

Idioms:

  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.