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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Enter into ( প্রবেশ করা ) He entered into the room.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.