"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.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.