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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.