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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.

Idioms:

  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.