"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.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.