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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.

Idioms:

  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.