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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.