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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.