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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.