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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.