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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.