"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.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.