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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.