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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.