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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.