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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.

Idioms:

  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )