"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.