"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.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.