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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.