"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.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.