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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel