"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.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • 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.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.