"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.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.