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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )