"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.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.