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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.