"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.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.

Idioms:

  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.