"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.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.