"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.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide