"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.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.