"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.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.