"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.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.