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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.

Idioms:

  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.