"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.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake