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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.