"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.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.

Idioms:

  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )