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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )