"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.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.