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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.