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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.

Idioms:

  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.