"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.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.