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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.