"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.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Interfere in ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) Do not interfere in my job.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.