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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel