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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.