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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.