"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.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.