"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.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide