"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
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.