"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.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.