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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.