"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.

Idioms:

  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.