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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.

Idioms:

  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • 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.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.