"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.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.