"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.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.