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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.