"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.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.