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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.