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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.