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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.