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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.