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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.