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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.