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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.

Idioms:

  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )