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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.