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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Interfere in ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) Do not interfere in my job.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.