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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.