"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.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.