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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.