"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
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.