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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )