"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.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.