"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.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.