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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist