"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.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.