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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.