"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.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.