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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.