"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.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.