"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.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.