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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather