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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.