"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.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.