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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.