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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.