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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.