"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.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )