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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses