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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.