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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.