"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.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Attach to ( জুড়ে দেওয়া ) Attach this file to the email.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.

Idioms:

  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake