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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news

Idioms:

  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.