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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.