"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.