"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.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.