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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.