"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.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.