"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.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.