"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 from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.