"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
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.

Idioms:

  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.