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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.