"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.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.

Idioms:

  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.