"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
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.

Idioms:

  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.