"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.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.