"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.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.