"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
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )