"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.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.