"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.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Deal with ( ব্যবহার করা ) He deals well with the customers.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.