"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.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.