"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.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.