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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.