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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.