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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.