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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • 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.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.