"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.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.