"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.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.