"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.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.

Idioms:

  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.