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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.