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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.