"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.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.

Idioms:

  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.