"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.

Idioms:

  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.