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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.