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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.