"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.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.

Idioms:

  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.