"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.