"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.