"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.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Agree on ( একমত হওয়া (নির্দিষ্ট বিষয়) ) I am agree on this point.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist