"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.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather