"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.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.