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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.

Idioms:

  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.