"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.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.