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Appropriate Preposition:
- Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
- Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
- Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
- Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
- Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
- Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
Idioms:
- Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
- Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
- At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
- Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
- Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
- Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.