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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.