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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.