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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.