"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.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.