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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.