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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.