"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.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.