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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide