"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.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.