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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.

Idioms:

  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.