"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.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Agree on ( একমত হওয়া (নির্দিষ্ট বিষয়) ) I am agree on this point.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.

Idioms:

  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.