"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.

Idioms:

  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.