"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.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.