"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
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • 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.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.