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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.