"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.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.