"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.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.

Idioms:

  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.