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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.