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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home