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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.