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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.