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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.