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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.