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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Interfere with ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Do not interfere with me in my business.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.