"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.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.