"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.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )