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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.

Idioms:

  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.