"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.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.