"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.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.