"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.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.