"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.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.

Idioms:

  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.