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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.