"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.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist