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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.

Idioms:

  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.