"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.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.