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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.