"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.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.