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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.