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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.