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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.

Idioms:

  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • 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.