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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.