"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
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.

Idioms:

  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.