"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.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.