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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.