"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.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.

Idioms:

  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses