"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.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )