"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.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.