"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.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )