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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.