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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.