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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Enter into ( প্রবেশ করা ) He entered into the room.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.