"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.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.

Idioms:

  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.