"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
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Trust with ( বিশ্বাস করা (জিনিস) ) You may trust me with the work.

Idioms:

  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.