"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.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.