"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.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.

Idioms:

  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.