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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )