"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.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.