"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.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.

Idioms:

  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.