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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.