"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.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.