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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.