"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.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.