"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.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.