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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.