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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.

Idioms:

  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )