"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.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.

Idioms:

  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.