"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.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.