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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.

Idioms:

  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather