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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.