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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.