"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.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.