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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Unite with ( ঐক্যবদ্ধ হওয়া ) Be united with your friends.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.

Idioms:

  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.