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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.