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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.