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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.

Idioms:

  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.