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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.