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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.