"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.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.