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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.