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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.