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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.