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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.