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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.