"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.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.