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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.