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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.