"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.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Attach to ( জুড়ে দেওয়া ) Attach this file to the email.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.