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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.