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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.