"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.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.

Idioms:

  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.