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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.

Idioms:

  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.