"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.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.