"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.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.