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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.