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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )