"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.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.