"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.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.