"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.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Unite with ( ঐক্যবদ্ধ হওয়া ) Be united with your friends.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.

Idioms:

  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • 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.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.