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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.