"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.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.