"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.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.