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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )