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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.