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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.