"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.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.

Idioms:

  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.