"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.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.