"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.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.