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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.

Idioms:

  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )