"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.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.