"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.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.

Idioms:

  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.