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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.