"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.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.