"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.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.