"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.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.