"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.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.