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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.