"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.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.