"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.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.