"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.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.