"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.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.