"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.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.