"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.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.