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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.