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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.