"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.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.

Idioms:

  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.