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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.