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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.