"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.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.