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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.