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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )