"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.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.