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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.