"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.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.