"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.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.

Idioms:

  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.