"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.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.

Idioms:

  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.