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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )