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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.