"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.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.