"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.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.

Idioms:

  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.