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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.