"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.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.