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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.