"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.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.