"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.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.