"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.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.