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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )