"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.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.

Idioms:

  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.