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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.