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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.