"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.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.