"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.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.