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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )