"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.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.