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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.

Idioms:

  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )