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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.