"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.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.