"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.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.