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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • 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
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.