"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.