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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.