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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )