"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.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.

Idioms:

  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home