"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.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.