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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.

Idioms:

  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.