"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.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.