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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.