"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.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.