"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.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.