"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.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.