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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.