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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.