"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.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.

Idioms:

  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.