"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.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.