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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.