"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.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.