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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.