"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.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.