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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.